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During a discussion in the state Assembly early this year on the Uttar Pradesh Nagar Nigam (Amendment) Bill, 2015, Khan had alleged that it appeared that Governor Ram Naik did not want action against members of "one particular party".

"A Bill is pending with the Governor for over one year, through which, mayors could be removed for financial irregularities? The Governor has stalled the bill giving an impression that he is working under influence of a party," Khan had said on the floor of the House.

The Bill was not given assent so that mayors could not be punished for their "dishonesty", Khan had alleged.

Upset over Khans comments, the governor had asked for the unedited CD and transcript of the senior ministers speech in the state legislature.

Khan has been engaged in a war of words with Naik for some time, with the Samajwadi Party leader accusing him of being a "kar sevak" and "communally vitiating" the atmosphere in Uttar Pradesh at the behest of the Modi government at the Centre.

The controversial UP Nagar Nigam (Amendment) Bill, 2015 gives power to the state government to remove mayors, besides curtailing the powers of local bodies. It provides for enhancing the financial powers of chairman of nagarpalika and nagar panchayat to Rs 5 lakh and Rs 1 lakh respectively, while that of mayor has been kept at Rs 15 lakh.

It also provides for merger of UP Nagar Nigam Act,1959 and UP Nagar Palika Act,1916. It has provisions of removal of mayor of municipal corporations and Nagarpalika and Nagar Panchayat chairman by the government. PTI ABN SMI GVS

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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